eircom Limited

Lobbying Organisation eircom Limited

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 Sep. 2019 to 31 Dec. 2019

Specific Details Commitment Agreement with eir under NBP process

Intended results Seek to address concerns arisen from the deployment of rural fibre broadband by eir on a commercial basis

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Adam Ledwith, Public Policy Manager

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings held with individual TDs to discuss matters arising in their constituencies from the deployment of eir’s rural fibre initiative on a commercial basis. eir’s role in the NBP process and in supporting NBI at the conclusion of the NBP procurement process was also discussed.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)